2010 FIFA World Cup Group E Preview: Will Cameroon Shock the World?

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Published: May 8, 2010

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2010 WORLD CUP PREVIEW: CAMEROON

With the 2010 FIFA World Cup being the first on African soil, Cameroon will head to South Africa as a nation determined to live up to the lofty hopes and dreams of an entire continent.

Having been handed an extremely easy group in qualifying for South Africa—with the likes of Gabon, Togo, and Morocco, Cameroon coasted through qualification and won their group with relative ease.

SCHEDULE

Japan: June 14

Denmark: June 19

Netherlands: June 24

However, the draw for the World Cup group stage isn’t as kind to The Indomitable Lions. Paired with Japan, Denmark, and the Netherlands, the road to the round of 16 will be very challenging.

They take on Japan first on the sixth overall day of the tournament, before a showdown with Denmark five days later. Their last fixture sees them face The Netherlands in Cape Town in what could be for a place in the knockout stage.

While massive travel and altitude concerns could be a factor in the upcoming World Cup, they shouldn’t have as much of an effect on Cameroon. While they have fixtures in Bloemfontein, Pretoria, and Cape Town, respectively, the Indomitable Lions will have a home-field advantage of sorts in every match as they are representing African soccer to the rest of the world.

Expect each match to be hotly contested, as each team in the group will have realistic expectations to advance to the knockout stage.

KEY PLAYERS

Samuel Eto'o is the heart and soul of the Indomitable Lions. The Internazionale striker is one of the world’s most prolific goal scorers, having achieved Champions League glory, and scoring the opening goal for Barcelona in the 2009 final against Manchester United, before making the move to the Serie A over the summer. However, as Eto'o is once again in the Champions League final with Inter Milan on May 22, conce...
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